Dan Edwards (american Football)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Daniel Moody Edwards (August 17, 1926 - August 7, 2001) was an American football end in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1948 NFL Draft, Edwards played for the AAFC's Brooklyn Dodgers (1948) and Chicago Hornets (1949) and the NFL's New York Yanks (1950-1951), Dallas Texans (1952) and Baltimore Colts (1953-1954). In 1950, he was selected for the Pro Bowl and First-Team All-Pro. He holds the record for the shortest kick off return for a touchdown, 17 yards, set on 17 October 1949.